US court slams $300,000 fine on Ashekun for defaming Mountain of Fire Ministries

The Baltimore County Court, Maryland, United States of America, has slammed $300,000 damages connected Olufunke Ashekun for defaming the Mountain of Fire and Miracles, MFM, ministries USA Incorporated and its founder, Dr Daniel Olukoya.

Recall that Ashekun and MFM person been successful a ineligible conflict pursuing her posts and campaigns connected societal media, which the religion considered defamatory and offensive.

A connection by the religion connected Sunday said the assemblage having recovered Ashekun blameworthy of “defamation and mendacious light”, it was ruled that she pays the religion compensatory damages successful the sum of $250,000 and punitive damages successful the sum of $50,000 to service arsenic a deterrent for unfounded allegations.

The tribunal noted that the plaintiff proved its lawsuit beyond each tenable uncertainty adjacent arsenic it regretted what it described arsenic “weak, inadmissible grounds and witnesses” of the defendant.

It further noted that Ashekun’s run negatively affected the nonrecreational integrity of Mountain of Fire and the church’s reputation.

Parts of the connection read, “In a judgement handed down by the Circuit Court of Baltimore County Maryland connected the 13” of March 2026 successful the substance of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries USA, INC...